Cold, Hard Football Facts Archives

Top 10 Active NFL Players Born Outside of the United States

A look at the top 10 active National Football League players who were born outside the United States.

Wells Report: More Probable Than Not Colts Played With Under-Inflated Footballs

Cold, Hard Football Facts for May 7, 2015

We agree with the NFL's DeflateGate report: it's "more probable than not" that Tom Brady was aware of inappropriate handling of Patriots footballs. Here's the story you don't hear: officials found the Colts likely played with under-inflated footballs in the AFC title game.

Shiny Hood Ornaments: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Cold, Hard Football Facts for April 30, 2015

The Atlanta Falcons four years ago made a predictably terrible draft day mistake, trading five draft picks to move up to No. 6 overall and draft Shiny Hood Ornament WR Julio Jones. We wonder what teams will make make a similar mistake again here in the 2015 draft.

A CHFF PSA! The 10 Most Hideous STDs

Cold, Hard Football Facts for April 24, 2015

Our rare sexual conquests over the years have produced a rather exotic array of diseases and infections. It's a gift, really. So here, then, is the long-awaited Cold, Hard Football Facts list of the 10 most hideous sexually transmitted diseases. Consider yourself warned. No. 1 on the list has no known cure.

RIP Chuck Bednarik: The Greatest Eagle Ever

Cold, Hard Football Facts for March 21, 2015

Chuck Bednarik passed away Saturday at age 89. He was a Pro Football Hall of Famer, a bad-ass mother who flew 30 bombing missions over Germany in World War II and the Greatest Eagle Ever.

The NFL has spent more than 35 years genetically modifying offenses to score more points. Yet teams produced more points and more big plays in the gritty leather-helmet NFL of the late 1940s and 1950s than they do in the overly efficient league of today. We tell you why.

There Goes Tom Brady, the Best Who Ever Lived

Cold, Hard Football Facts for February 5, 2015

Tom Brady is now the greatest quarterback in NFL history. Prepare your fragile little eggshell mind for a tsunami of Cold, Hard Football Facts that will overwhelm the opposition and prove the obvious.

New England Patriots Outlast Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl Classic

Cold, Hard Football Facts for February 2, 2015

The New England Patriots topped the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24, in an instant-classic Super Bowl XLIX Sunday night in Arizona. The Tom Brady-Bill Belichick tandem cemented its legacy as arguably the best of all time.

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Which Finalists Get Busted In 2015

Cold, Hard Football Facts for January 31, 2015

The 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be announced tonight. Here is a rundown of each nominee and predictions for who should be selected.